The Damascus Road Podcast

What matters most in life? Our relationships. In this message, we’ll explore how humility is the key to healthy connections—with our spouse, friends, family, and God. You’ll learn how to replace selfishness with wisdom from above and discover one simple step to start improving your relationships this week.

Week 1 of Legacy Lens

Teacher: Megan Miller

In a world full of troubles, Jesus offers not just any peace, but his peace—a soul-deep, unshakable assurance that transcends circumstances. Peace isn’t found in perfect conditions but in trusting God's presence and sovereignty. Stories of courage, studies on happiness, and reflections on suffering all point to the same truth: we don't need a peaceful life to have a peace-filled heart. True peace grows when we stop resisting hardship, step into it with trust, and find God waiting for us there. Today’s call is simple but brave: want what you’ve been avoiding, and find peace inside the struggle.

Week 5 of Upper Room Oldies

Teacher: Rick Miller

Jesus tells us twice in this section of teaching that God will give us what we ask for when we are abiding in Christ and ask in Jesus name. What is Jesus really saying here? Can we just name it and claim it? Will God give us the desires of our heart - even those requests God knows aren’t good for us?

Week 4 of Upper Room Oldies

Teacher: Megan Stibrich

The joy Jesus offers is not fleeting pleasure or a product of desire, but the deep, lasting joy in spite of circumstance. Speaking on the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus emphasizes joy more than ever, urging his followers to remain in his love, trust God, and obey his command to love one another. Real joy is often found not by pursuing it directly but by living in love, in connection, and in the presence of God.

Week 3 of Upper Room Oldies

Teacher: Jessica Knapp

Jesus does not lie to the disciples about the challenges they are about to face. In fact, the Bible consistently communicates that while the way of Jesus is far better, it is not easy - it’s actually incredibly hard. This honesty helped prepare the disciples for the rest of their lives and ministry and can encourage us as we face challenges and hardship: that we aren’t the first to face times like these, that Jesus told us hard times were coming, and that we aren’t alone.

Week 2 of Upper Room Oldies

Teacher: Brad Miller

We can remain in God’s love even when trouble hits - even when we face hatred from others. Challenges—like criticism, stress, or hatred—can either cause us to resist and ruminate or become moments of spiritual growth if we welcome them as friends. Instead of stuffing emotions or avoiding discomfort, we’re encouraged to abide with Jesus in the present moment, trusting that trials are a way to build endurance and deepen our character.

Week 1 of Upper Room Oldies

Teacher: Megan Stibrich

Memory runs deeper than facts—it’s how we stay rooted in faith, identity, and love. Jesus promises the Holy Spirit as a living reminder, guiding us back to his words. From ancient genealogies to remembering cucumbers in Egypt, scripture shows how memory shapes desire, regret, and belonging. In moments of deep spiritual connection, memory transcends biology—soul and spirit align, and we remember who we truly are.

Week 3 of In Tandem

Teacher: Ryan Miller

Jesus invites us into an untroubled heart, not by avoiding life’s chaos, but by walking with the Holy Spirit—our wise advocate. This Spirit brings peace, encouragement, and truth in a world full of deceptive brain messages. The Holy Spirit helps us recognize patterns of fear and worry and instead leads us to six relational gifts: acceptance, affection, appreciation, attention, and allowing and admonishing.

Teacher: Megan Stibrich

Week 2 of In Tandem

Jesus invites us to abide in him, rooted in the source of love and life. This means orienting our lives around habits that deepen our connection, resting in God’s presence, and relying on the Spirit. As the true Vine, Jesus holds us while the Father tends and nourishes us, helping us flourish. From this place of abiding, love, joy, peace, and other fruit flow outward, shaping how we live and love in ways that last.

Week 1 of In Tandem

Teacher: Tyler Stibrich

Jesus warns of "the ruler of this world" (the devil), emphasizing that evil, while real and deeply damaging, holds no power over him. Evil often hides behind lies and self-deception, a parasite on the good that God created. Even in the face of heartbreaking darkness and cruelty, we can trust like Jesus, that God's goodness ultimately triumphs. No matter how deep the brokenness, we’re invited to trust God and live with untroubled hearts.

Week 6 of Untroubled Hearts

Teacher: Elohim Salazar